JeffCo teacher can no longer receive kidney donation from her husband

Jefferson County teacher Tracy Spraggins says she just couldn't believe it. The life-saving transplant she had prayed for and had been counting on wasn't going to happen even though a donor had been found.

"I got tested to see if I was a match, and they said I was a perfect match," he said.

In preparation for the surgery, the couple went on a diet and lost a lot of weight. That's why they were shocked when further testing revealed P.J.'s high blood pressure, hadn't decreased with the weight loss.

"Basically, long story short, they decided to rule against me donating a kidney to my wife," P.J. said.

"It was kind of a shot in the gut, not a shot, it was more like a punch in the gut," Tracy said.

Now the couple is back to square one and in desperate need of a donor.

"It's been a journey, but faith has gotten me through," said Tracy.

"We firmly believe that God has his hands on us at all times and I think it's going to be a positive outcome, I really do," said P.J.